11TH VARINDIA STAR NITE AWARDS 2012 HOTEL HILTON EROS, NEHRU PLACE, NEW DELHI

Media Kit

Vendors----------------------------------------------- 8%

Distributors-------------------------------------------- 9%

System Integrators/Network Integrators------ 11%

ASPs/ISPs/ISVs------------------------------------ 5%

VARs ------------------------------ 31%

Assemblers/System Builders------------------- 14%

Corporate Resellers------------------------------- 5%

Resellers/Retailers--------------------------------- 16%

Others------------------------------------------------ 1%

Voter’s profile

Introduction

The august presence of the leading IT Associations from various parts of the country, represented by their (President/Secretary) who are also known as the Panchayatsof the Industry, CEO’s, CXO’s and top management of leading national and International IT companies and various Value Added Resellers during the 11th Star Nite Awards – 2012 was a vision of the VARINDIA family which was gloriously upheld . Bringing those who are considered to the heart and soul of the IT Industry together under one roof to commemorate a series of revolutionary achievement is itself a milestone.

The companies selected for this year's 11th Star Nite Awards were from organizations dealing in IT peripherals, PCs to server & Storage, Mobile and software with their global powerhouses. Companies demonstrated not only their ability to create new value using IT and execute their projects well but also how they did so in an uncommon and innovative way: pioneering a new technology, applying a familiar technology to a new purpose, setting the bar higher for their competitors. We also took into consideration the fact that how IT companies weather today’s economic challenges and survive vis-à-vis their competitors.

Methodology for Selection of Awards

We examine as to how each company stands up against others at a time of cut throat competition, keeping in view the submissions that tell the best stories about generating business value through creative and cutting-edge technology and value-added services (VAS) on the basis of –

Price Performance

Product availability

Pre- and post-service support

Training and Certification

Marketing Communication

Brand Building

Vendor–Partner relationship

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Report card

* confidential report, Choice of Indian VARs, votes casted in 15,473 in www.varindia.com

Best Security Company in India

August Presence of Distinguished

Delegates and guests

(The guests present in the event includes; Mr. Pradeep Biyani, President-COMPASS,Mr. K.V Jagannath, Managing Director- Choice

Solutions,Mr. Sanjeev Sehgal, Managing Director- Sparsh India,Mr. Shirish Moghe, Country manager-Motorola Solutions, Mr. Jagannath

Patnaik, Director - Sales (SA), Kaspersky Lab ;Mr. Hemal Patel, CEO - Cyberoam Technologies; Mr. Aled Tien, Asia pacific Business

Development head – Motorola solutions; Mr. Deepak Chanduka, G.M.- Marketing & Business development- MTNL ; Mr. Deepak Kumar

Sahu, Publisher- VAR INDIA; Mr. Vipin Tyagi, Director- C-dot; Ms. S. Mohini Ranta, Editor- VAR INDIA ; Dr. Alok Bharadwaj, Sr. V.P- Canon

India; Mr. K. R Naik , Chairman- Smartlink Network; Dr. Gulshan Rai, Director General, I-CERT, GOI; Mr. J Satyanarayana, IAS,

Secretary, DeitY, Ministry of Communication & IT, GOI; Mr. R S Sharma, IAS, D.G.& mission Director, UIDAI,GOI;Mr. Harsh Chitale, CEO-

HCL Infosystems Ltd. ; Mr. Srikanta K. Panigrahi, D.G.-Carbon Minus India, Advisor to Prime Minister on National Strategic Knowledge

Mission on Climate change.; Mr. Tushar Sighat, CEO- D-link India;Mr. Ganesh Arumugam, DIRECTOR Partners -VMWARE India; Mr. Asoke

K. laha, President and CEO- Interra IT ; Mr. Manish Pant, M.D.- LUMINOUS POWER Technologies)

Technology Evangelist Of The Year 2012

Memento is being given by Shri J.Satyanarayana, IAS, Secretary IT, Deity, GOI & Shri

Deepak Kumar Sahu, Publisher - VARINDIA

Panel Discussion

Challenging an inspiring discussion among 3 groups(12 members)-

IT Corporates/IT associations/System Integrators, Distributors)

Panel discussion :

Audience in Rapt Attention Mode

Much Coveted Moment

Mr. Pauline Tng, Dir.Distribution-Motorola Solution, giving away award to Cyberoam

Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for the Best Security Company in India of the year.

Conclusion

Official Media Partner- News 24

Broadcast of the entire event on Sunday ( Clipping can be provided on request)

Various other media like CNBC, TV 18, Rashtrya Sahara, Indian Express and VAR INDIA etc. covered the event.

• For further queries please contact the undersigned.

Mr. Shubhendu Nanda

Manager - Corporate Communications,VARINDIA shubhendu@varindia.com

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